The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-12-10

Your Friends---Where They are and
What They are Doing.

: Rev. A. NJ. Buchanan returned on
Saturday from visit in Pennsylya-
MIA
: Mrs. Palmon Wright is quite low
with that dread disease, consump-
) tion.
Fred Lorentz will start in a few
days for business trip to Indian
apolis.
Jerome Sheets is expected home
from West Newton, in few days, to
make visit.
Nelson Lewellen, clerk in j. X.
Durr's European Hotel, of Pitts
! burg, is here on visit
DIR. Jos. A. McLane has been suf-
fering for several days from threat
ened carbuncle on his neck.
We are under obligations to 'Un-
Gle" John Kinsley, of Clinton dis
trict, for a business call yesterday;
/ DIR. James H. Lawhead, of West
Newton, Pa, is here for few days
visiting his parents and numerous
old friends.
James Casey and family, residents
of the Flats, in Morgan district, will
start to-day to Wayne county, Iowa,
where they will reside in the future.
Mr.. Stuart Hirschman, manager
of S. D. Hirschman Il Co.'S big store
at Charlestown, spent a day here
last week with his brothers, S. D..
and Milt.
Mrs. Evans, wife of the late Rev.
Strother Evans, of Washington, d.
| c., and Mrs. Margaret Chadwick, of
Baltimore, are the guests of Col.
James Evans.
Miss Hilda Hagedorn, daughter
of Louis Hagedorn, a well known
German citizen of this district, has
been suffering for some time from a
severe attack of rheumatism.
Rev. w. E. Powell, of Parkersburg,
and Rev. L. E. Peters, of Clarks-
burg, two excellent ministers of the
Baptist church, were here yesterday
and favored the New DOMINION with
a very pleasant call.
Miss Laura Joseph, daughter of
Mr.. Jerry Joseph, of the Decker's
creek mills, has been dangerously i'll
of gastric fever for month past; in
fact, was so low that her life was
despaired OF for some time, but she
is slowly improving now. Her many
friends hope to see her fully restored
again very soon.
Mr.. w. H. Baker, jr., left on Mon
day on prospecting tour through
several Western States. He will
first visit his friend "Wash" Smith,
at Plum Creek, Nebraska, and from
there visit other points probably far
Their West. We hope he may come
back better satisfied with West Vir-
ginia than ever before.
Mr.. Clyde E. Hutchinson, of this
place, started on a business trip to
Alabama on Wednesday evening
last He will be gone about three
weeks Vest Virginian.
Prof. Thos E. Hodges, principal
of the State Normal School at Hunt
ington, was at Hills Central yester-
day, accompanied by his wife, being
en- route home from the East
Parkersburg Journal.
Mrs. Fannie West, wife of DIR. T.
II. West, left on Tuesday morning
for Morgantown, where she will
spend some days in visiting old
friends and revisiting the scenes of
her early life. We hope she will great
ly enjoy herself a, 1 yet we would not
have her enjoy herself so much as to
prolong her stay, as she will be
greatly missed not only in her own
family but in connection with the
work of the church and Sunday
school with which she is connected,
and of which she is very active
member.-Keyser Echo.
The Fairmont Inder says Ex-Sen-
ator Camden, has been in town, the
guest of Judge Fleming, since
Wednesday. He stopped off here
while en- route to Washington to be
present at the opening of the next
Congress, but feeling somewhat in
disposed, he concluded not to go on
and will return home to-day or to-
morrow. He was able yesterday to
visit the Montana mines and further
investigate the character and extent
of our coal field. In regard to the
proposed railroad from the Ohio
River r. r., he would only say that
the road is in contemplation, that
the preliminary surveys are being
made and that if they are satisfac-
tory and it is determined to build
the road it will be done next sum-
mer. Many personal and political
friends have called upon the Senator
since his arrival in town.
The five following personals are
from the Grafton Eagle.
Miss Mary McGraw took her de-
parture Wednesday morning for a
trip to Baltimore.
Mrs. Edward Selby, of Ellington,
Monongalia county, was visiting her
sister, Mrs. E. j. Colerider, last week,
returning home on Monday.
w. W. Tapp, of the Piedmont
Herald, was in town day or two
this week on his return from a visit
to his home in Monongalia county.
Mrs. A. B. Clark, of Buchannon,
wife of the able editor of the Delta,
has been listing Mrs. W. F. Poe
and other friends in town this week.
j Chas. r. Durbin has been tender
ed and will accept the position of
cashier of the Farmers Bank at
Fairmont. For as young a man as
Charlie this is very responsible
position, but one which with his adj
mirable qualities, he will no doubt
successfully and creditably fill.
The following personals are from
the last issue of the Kingwocd
Argus.
M. E. Howe, of Mt. Lake Park,
i. was in town on Tuesday on business.
John E. Dent, of Newburg, was
here this week.
DR.. Dent, of Newburg, is attend
ing to business before the circuit
court here.
Lawyer M. NJ. Dent, of Morgan